Posted on November 26th, 2008 by Warranty Direct
Everyone always talks about how it is more expensive to get car repairs done at a dealer than at an independent repair shop – but do we know that for sure, or is it simply a gut feeling?
Cartalk.com recently did a study on this topic and now we have some cold, hard facts. The results showed that on average the dealerships in the study charged 15% more than independent car repair shops for the same repairs.
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Posted on August 15th, 2008 by Warranty Direct
J.D. Power & Associates has released their Vehicle Dependability Study. How reliable is your car?
“Deterioration in vehicle quality during the first three years of ownership—determined by comparing long-term dependability rates to initial quality problem rates—strongly affects overall customer satisfaction as well as customer willingness to recommend their vehicle model, according to the J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study SM released today.
The study, which measures problems experienced by original owners of 3-year-old (2005 model year) vehicles, finds that, on average, customers report experiencing 75 percent more problems in the third year of ownership than during the first 90 days. “
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